Thoughts from the interface of science, religion, law and culture

After spending several years touring the country as a stand up comedian, Ed Brayton tired of explaining his jokes to small groups of dazed illiterates and turned to writing as the most common outlet for the voices in his head. He has appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show and the Thom Hartmann Show, and is almost certain that he is the only person ever to make fun of Chuck Norris on C-SPAN.

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If I Prayed, I’d Pray for This

In the buildup to the 2012 election, I was fervently hoping to see Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and other wingnuts in the presidential race. They did not disappoint, of course, giving me endless entertainment. So all I have to say about this is please. Please, please, please, please, please.

The list of delusion wingnuts who aspire to the presidency is long and horrifying. Most are so far out on the right fringe that you used to not even see them in decent society. Allen West just adds his name to that growing list of undistinguished clods.

I have a prediction to make. If Palin & Bachmann run as the Crazy Wingnut Ladies for Prez in 2016, they will use BTO’s “Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” for their campaign music without asking BTO or their record company for the rights. After they drop a few million on TV & radio spots, the band will come out and demand that they stop. Don’t forget the Bachmann-Palin Overdrive bumper stickers.

Notice how the start of the sign is obscured by a thumb? In fact it is a notice from a secure facility for wingnuts and is on the door of West’s room “Allan West Resident”, the 2016 refers to the earliest date doctors expect to have made any progress by.